JOB DETAILS:
The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), the legal body of Catholic Bishops of Uganda with funding from Elma Foundation is implementing the Maternal and Neonatal Health Project through 50 health facilities in Acholi region within Uganda. The project will support 5 Hospitals, 9 Health Centre IVs and 38 HC Ills within Acholi Region and distributed to the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Lamwo, Nwoya, Omoro, Pader and Gulu City. UEC would like to fill the position of a Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant who is self-motivated and able to work with professionalism and minimum supervision for the successful delivery of results.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant will support data teams to generate and review generated data, share data and disseminates data to the Project team and the entire health facility team. The role will also double as the chairperson Ql and ensures that the initiated Ql projects are implemented and monitored and data generated used for decision making.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Education:
• Bachelor's degree in statistics. Public Health, Social Sciences, Demography, Reproductive Health, Behavioral Sciences or related field Additional post-graduate training in M&E would be an advantage

Experience:
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in an M&E role responsible for implementing M&E activities especially in implementing maternal and newborn health programs
• Considerable experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.

• Experience working with district-level health systems and community-based health programs.

Skills:
• Strong understanding of Maternal and Neonatal reporting indicators.
• Proven ability to coordinate complex programs, manage datasets, and deliver results within deadlines.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with data collection and analysis tools. Such include Kobo Collect, etc

• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of Acholi or other local languages is an asset.